My survival kit now contains more than just the basics and it's inevitable that for some emergency gear like flashlights, GPS etc, you need power. As well as a small Powerfilm solar panel, I also need batteries. I first saw the Nopopo (NO POlution POwer) batteries a couple of years ago but had not seen them anywhere to buy till recently. I ordered a packet of 4 AA batteries for ??12 … [Read more...] about Wee Haz Power – The urine powered battery
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John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman
Back in 1986 my paper round money went on a copy of John 'Lofty' Wiseman's SAS Survival Handbook. I still have it. I'd managed to get a copy just before it was banned. Shortly after it was revised without the mantraps and chemical concoctions. All the bits we would talk about at school. I had spent a good chunk of my childhood living in and around woodland and to say this book changed me is an … [Read more...] about John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman
Into Knoydart (part 1)
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Portable Solar Power
Yesterday I picked up a little solar panel and charge regulator contained in a handy little flight case. I love it so far. I have been testing it with the Mac Book Air and it all works splendidly. I am looking forward to testing it further at the Larmer Tree Festival and of course my own festival Geeknbury. This is what technology should be doing, liberating us. Check out the Qik posts … [Read more...] about Portable Solar Power
The Geeknbury Festival 2008
Let's make The Geeknbury Festival 2008 happen!! On the 24th to the 27th of July I will be in a field near Hambledon in Surrey whether you guys want to join in or not. I will most likely have a T-shirt on saying 'Geeknbury 2008' and although I don't know exactly how many people are required to make a festival, I will be proudly stating that this is the first ever Geeknbury.. and history will note … [Read more...] about The Geeknbury Festival 2008